MATERIALS:• 1 cup baking soda• 1/2 cup sugar• 1/2 cup corn starch• 1 tbs cream of tartar• 4 tbsp of water• Whisk• Mixing bowl PROCEDURE:• Pour the baking soda, sugar, corn starch, and cream of tartar into a bowl. Mix well.• Add 2 tbsp of water and mix well.• If needed, add 2 more tbsp of water until the texture is fluffy.• Place in refrigerator until cool. ❄️ Confession…
This is an activity I borrowed from @fun2learnwithus that took me less than 10 minutes to set up. It works on color and pattern matching, as well as turn-taking skills if you’re working with multiple children at a time. MATERIALS:• Craft sticks• Markers Since these kiddos are 3, I chose to use colored craft sticks, but if your children want a challenge or you simply don’t have…
In case anyone was wondering what we did with the extra pieces of tissue paper from our snowflake ❄️ activity earlier today (see previous post), here it is. ✂️ Use what you have and try never to miss a learning opportunity. Cutting through different textures and thicknesses gives kids a whole lot of fine motor skills practice while exploring and having fun. If you have leftover scraps laying around, you may just…
I know you all know exactly what I’m talking about. You give a preschooler a bottle of glue and if you don’t watch them VERY carefully, there will soon be glue EVERYWHERE (and not necessary where you had hoped). Teaching your child HOW to use glue is actually a “thing” and you should thank an early childhood teacher if your little one does a great job with it…
There are accounts whose elaborate play set ups should earn them some kind of parenting medal 🏅, and I both admire and respect their talent and commitment. However, this is not that kind of account. I’m all about keeping it simple and encouraging others to use what they have at home. And in this case, that’s a muffin tin, masking tape (painter’s tape should work just as well…
The first time someone told me you could rub the brand off of a Ziploc bag, I needed to see it with my own eyes 👀 to believe it. Well folks, here you have it. Sometimes we just want to do a really cool activity and the brand visually gets in the way. Tada! 😃 I’ve heard nail polish 💅 remover and rubbing alcohol also work, but haven’t tried it. Keep…